Surgical-instrument holder.



No. 867,727. PATENTED 00T. 8, 1907.

M. P. HERMANN. v SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1907.

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MAX P. HERMANN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SURGICAL-INSTRUMENT HOLDER.

Application filed June 14, 1907. Serial No. 378,951.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX P. HERMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county oi Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Surgical-Instrument Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a surgical instrument holder embodying a device with which such instruments are connectible, and on which they are adapted to be folded and retained in compact form, while being also sheathed or covered, so as to be convenient for carrying, etc.

It also consists in rendering the instruments removable, and adapting them to be attached to a handle, so as to be in proper and reliable condition for operation, details of construction being presented also, as will be hereinafter described.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a sheath or casing of a holder embodying my invention, the opposite ends of said holder appearing at the relative parts of said sheath. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the holder, and a longitudinal section oi the sheath. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of the holder, the instruments thereon being in different positions from those shown in Fig. 2. Fig/i represents a longitudinal section of a portion of the device. Fig. 5 represents a transverse section on line x-x, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 represents a longitudinal section of a handle, with which an instrument is connected. Fig. 7 represents an end View of the handle.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the iigures.

Referring to the drawingsz-A designatesA a stock or bar, to the ends `of which are secured the heads, respectively, B, C. To each head there are pivoted the sockets D, which are internally threaded, to receive the threaded ends E ofthe shanks F ofthe instruments G, it being noticed that said sockets and said instruments are adapted to be folded on said bar A in the longitudinal direction of the same, as shown in Fig. 2. The bar A is channeled in the direction of its length, forming the pocket Hr,in which may be located the handle J for an instrument when in use, as shown in Fig. 6.

K designates racks, which are secured to the bar A and extend around the same, so as to receive the shanks .of the instruments, they being somewhat resilient in their nature, so as to create pressure on said shanks and so hold the instruments in folded positions on the bar A, it being noticed that in the folded position of the parts, the device is placed in the sheath or casing L, whereby the instruments are inclosed, and improper contacting with the same is prevented. In order to retain the device in said sheath, the head B is provided with the threaded stub M, see Fig. 4, the same projecting outwardly from said head in the longitudinal direction of the bar A. On said stub s Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1907.

fitted the collar N, whose side is split or divided, so as to form the resilient tongues P, on the terminals of which, on the exterior thereof, are the shoulders Q, which are adapted to bear against the adjacent inner portion of the sheath L and engage the shoulder R at the end of the latter.

In order to tighten the collar against sheath L, l employ the nut Rf, which is adapted to be screwed upon the stub M and bear against the adjacent outer edge of the tongues P and pressing the shoulders Q thereof outwardlyagainst the shoulder R, thus securely locking contacting parts and preventing improper removal of the holder from the sheath.

The holder .l consists of the casing S, within which is the rotary stem T, one end of which is provided With the socket U, which is Within said casing, and the other end is provided with a milled head V, which is shoulder X, which is adapted to contact with the adjacent endy of the casing T, it being evident-that when the head V is rotated, motion is communicated to the socket U to rotate the same, when as said socket engages with the threaded end of the instrument, said end is drawn' into the socket and the shoulder X tightened against the end of the casing T and so connected with the handle J, when the instrument is firmly held by the latter and is in condition for operation.

In order to prevent rotation of the instrument on the handle, the opening W in the casing T is oblong, and a corresponding portion of the shank of the instrument is similarly shaped, as at Y. By this provision, the shank is controlled by the walls of the opening W and so prevented from being turned by the rotation of the socket U or from turning on the handle.

The sockets D are pivoted to the heads B, C, as has been stated, and their axes consist preferably of the piece Z of wire, which is passedthrough eyes of said sockets in circular form, and its ends are united by twisting or other means, as are plainly shown in Fig. 5. n

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. An instrument holder embodying a stock, a socket pivotally connected therewith, and an instrument adapted to be removably connected With said socket and folded with the holder on said stock.

2. In an instrument holder, a stock, an instrument adapted to be pivotally connected therewith and folded thereon, and a device on said stock for retaining the instrument in folded condition` 3. In an instrument helder, a stock, an instrulnent adapted to be pivotally connected therewith and folded thereon, and a resilient device on said stock for retaining the instrument in folded condition.

4. In an instrument holder, a stock, a socket pivotally connected therewith, and an instrument adapted to he secured to said socket, said socket and instrument being toldahle on said stock.

5. In an instrument holder, a stock, a socket pivotally connected therewith, and an instrument, said socket being threadedand said instrument having a threaded member adapted to engage the threads of said socket.

G. In an instrument holder, a socket, a support with which the same is pivotally connected, an instrument having a threaded shank adapted to be screwed to said socket, and .a shoulder on said shank, the latter having liattened or oblong sides.

7. In an instrument holder, a stock, means for pivotally connecting an instrument therewith, and a handle for said instrument, said stock having a chamber adapted to re Ceive said handle.

8. In an instrument holder, a stock, a head thereon, an instrument adapted to he pivotally connected with said stock, an expansible tongue on said head, a sheath for the holder and the instruments, and means on said head loi' engagement with said tongue to press it against the adja cent portion ot' said sheath.

9. In an instrument holder, a stock. a head thereon. a screw projecting from said head, an expansihle tongue, means for carrying said tongue on said head. a sheath for the holder' and the instruments, and a nut Iitted on said screw adapted t0 engage said tongue and l'orce it into locking engagement with the adjacent portion ot said sheath.

10. ln an instrument holder, a sheath therefor, a collar titted on said holder, said collar having a divided side forming a resilient tongue, a shoulder on said sheath adjacent to said tongue, and means on the holder for tort` ing said tongue into engagement with said shoulder.

l1. ln an instrument holder, an instrument: adapted to he detachahly connected therewith and folded thereon. and a handle for said instrument being' adapted to have said instrument attached thereto and clamped therewith.

12. ln an instrument holder, au instrument having a liattencd or oblong shank, and a handle for said instrument having an opening to receive said shank, and moans l'or tirml5Y clamping the instrument; to said handle. said oponing being tlattened or oblong. corresponding to that ot' the instrument. I

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